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“Having a son with special needs introduces you to so many everyday heroes” - writer, Ian Rankin

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Novelist, Ian Rankin talks to Brendan about the story of his life through the prism of five songs that have a special meaning for him. He talks about his son who lives with Angelman's Syndrome, why he’s glad he wasn’t an overnight success story and the complex life of a writer being so absorbed in another fictional world.

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“Having a son with special needs introduces you to so many everyday heroes” - writer, Ian Rankin

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